TOKYO - Japanese stocks were lower Wednesday morning, falling amid profit-taking on financial stocks in the wake of an overnight decline on Wall Street. The dollar was lower against the yen.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index shed 144.85 points, or 0.87 percent, to 16,466.74 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday morning. The index lost 81.17 points, or 0.49 percent, to close at 16,611.59 points the previous day.
Profit-taking particularly among financial stocks drove the Nikkei down Wednesday in the wake of an overnight decline on Wall Street.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 30.58, or 0.26 percent, to 11,950.02, rattled by unfavorable economic data and …
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